Posted on 8 Nov 2016 in SFF |
Vigil makes a very rich pudding. Neil Gaiman and Ben Aaronovitch have both blended crime and fantasy in a very seductive fashion and Angela Slatter has done the same with this tale of the crimes that result from a clash of the Weyrd and the...
Posted on 4 Nov 2016 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I’ve written before about how audio books have enabled me to enjoy works I found too ponderous when I tried in recent years to re-read them – books by Hardy, Trollope, Galsworthy and others. So far, two authors regarded as classic have defeated me...
Posted on 3 Nov 2016 in Non-Fiction |
This book reveals not only Africa’s significant literary heritage but also the courage of the librarians who endangered themselves to preserve it. This is the story of Abdel Kader Haidara, one of the librarians of Timbuktu, and how he...
Posted on 1 Nov 2016 in Crime Scene |
Crime fiction is blended beautifully with elements of commercial women’s fiction in Dead in the Water. Tania Chandler brings back the femme-fatalesque Brigitte in the sequel to her Davitt and Ned Kelly Awards shortlisted debut novel, Please Don’t...
Posted on 28 Oct 2016 in The Godfather: Peter Corris |
I have nothing against whales. As far as I am concerned all the whales presently in the oceans can live out their lives in peace. I approve of marine parks to protect them. When I heard that the plan to explore for oil by drilling in a pristine...
Posted on 27 Oct 2016 in Crime Scene |
This enjoyably quirky and nourishing police procedural is typically Vargas. The Inspector Adamsberg series, of which A Climate of Fear is the eighth instalment, all contain a delicious quirkiness and sense of fun that springs from the pen of this...